1.   But this team surprises me.

2.   But given a break or two, this team could surprise the world.

3.   But I think this team will surprise a lot of people.

4.   His team surprised everyone this season.

5.   In the final race down the Seine, the Yale team surprised the Canadians, Italians and British and won the gold medal for the United States.

6.   It will take good luck in avoiding injuries and a whole heap of clubhouse camaraderie, but this team could surprise some people.

7.   This team could surprise and even edge out Dallas and Minnesota.

8.   Not to be forgotten is baseball, where an unheralded U.S. team, staffed mostly by minor-leaguers, has surprised many with its success.